Lamp-chimney holder.



J. H. BLAKE.

LAMP GHIMNEY HOLDER. A'PPLIOATION 11u11) 11111.17, 1914.

1,125,448. Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. i9, 1915.

Application filed April 17, w14. Serial No. 832,573.

To /zZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES H. BLAKE, citizen of the United States, residing at Seaman, in the count-y of Adams and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Chimney Holders, 'of which the following is a specification.

` This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in lamp chimney holders particularly `adapted for use in connection with the ordinary kerosene lamp as now manufactured. Y

The invention hasas its primary object to l provide a holder which may be detachably connected to the burner of the lamp and so arranged as to engage the lamp chimney to securely hold it in position upon the burner.

VA further object of the invention is to provide a lamp. chimney holder so constructed and arranged as toV automatically engage the lamp chimney upon the application of the chimneyto the burner and soconstructed as to resiliently engage the lamp chimney. 1 1

The invention has as a further object to provide a lamp chimney holder adapted to securely hold the chimney in place upon the burner and which may be readily engaged with or disengaged from the chimney. And a still further object of the invention 'is to provide a lamp chimney holder which will be simple in construction and thus capable of ready manufacture Vand which will at the same time be thoroughly efficient in operation.` Y

With these and other objects in view my linvention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and then specifically pointed out in the claims which are vattached to and'form a part of lthis application. ij v In the accompanying Vdrawings z-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved lamp chimney holder appliedto a lamp burner, the chimney being 'shown in section. Fig. itis a detail sectional view especially showing the Vshoulders formed'on the lamp chimney, which shoulders are arranged to engage theholder, Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view ofthe holder, and Fig. l is a perspective view of a modified form of attaching means between the holder and the lamp chimney.

Corresponding and like parts 'are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

My improved lamp chimney holder may be applied to any ordinary type of burner with but very little change in the construction thereof and in Fig. 1 of the drawings l have shown the holder as applied to a burner having the usual socket 10, base 11, and draft cone 12, there being the usual resilient fingers 13 arranged on the burner and connected to the base thereof. Y

My improved holder may be constructed of any suitable material but is preferably formed from a length of suitable resilient sheet metal which is bent upon itself to provide a substantially semi-circular bodyportion lll. The body portion' 14.- may, however, if desired, be substantially U-shaped since in thus forming the holder, the efciency thereof will not be impaired and l therefore do Vnot wish to limit myself to the specific configuration of the body portion of the holder which'l have shown.

- In further describingv the body portionA 1% of the holder, the free extremities thereof will be designated as arms 15 which are joined by a preferably flat connecting portion 16. At their free extremities Veach of the arms 15 is bent laterally at substantially right angles to the adjacent portion of the arm to provide an extension l? upon each arm and formed on each ofsaid' extensions 17 at the free extremity thereof, is an upstanding or vertically disposed catch memher 18, each of which is provided with outwardly facing shoulders 19. The. upper outer edge of each of said catch members is preferably curved as shown at Q0 for a rejason-which will loe-presently described.

rlhe holder thus formed is connected to the Vbase 11 of the lamp burner preferably by a screw 2l which engages within a screw threaded opening 9.2 formed medially of the suitable transversely extending apertures through which the catch members 18 extend. As previously stated, the holder is formed of resilient material and the arms l5 are t so arranged that the shank 23 of each of the catch members 1S will be held when in normal position against the outer end wall of ally disposed push rods or buttons 2l which Y areI arranged to extend beneath thebase 11 of "the burner and are of such length as to project laterally upon each side thereof.

As will be readily obvious, the catch menibe'i's 182'may be easily actuated by compressor releasing the said buttons.

The lamp chimney isdesig'nated at 25 and is provided with the usual base flange 26 which rests upon the burner 1l being engaged by the fingers 13. The base flange 26 is provided upon its interior face with an annular flange 26 providing oppositely inclined shoulders 27 upon opposite sides of the flange 26, such shoulders being so arranged as'to' co-act with the catch members 18, being engaged by the shoulders thereof. By' this arrangement it will be seen lthat the chimney' 25T may be thus held securely in position upon the burner and in this connec- 'tio'i'i particular attention is directed to the ari'rangement and-disposition of the shoulders 27. When placing the chimney upon the burner,v said chimneymay be so applied that the catch members 18 willpass over the flange26 where it is depressed toward the outer edge `of the flange 26. Then by rotat- 02 ing the chimney in either direction the catch members 18 may be caused to engage the flange 26 medially of the oppositely inclined shoulders 27 upon each side of the vchimney, the chimney being turned to a i fti'ghtly'against the base of the burner. To

point where the base flange 26 will be held disengage thechimney the push buttons 24 are provided.

Vfn Fig. 4 of the drawings, I have shown then base flange 260i? the chimney as being provided with suitable apertures 28, one of said apertures being provided upon each side` of the base flange of the chimney and so arranged as to be engaged by the shoulders'llfof the catch members carriedby theV holder. Infthis form of the invention, the upper inclined edgesv 2O of the catch memberswill ride over the edges of the apertures?, to thus easily engage therein and whenin such position the catch members willof course, be projected into said apertures to thus securely hold the chimney in position. `It will also be'observed that in the preferred form vof the invention the flange26" will readily ride' over Athe upper curved edges 2O of said catch members causingthe-catch members to be automatically spfri'ingf4 inwardly, said flange being preferablyVVA provided With'an upwardly inclined lower'face 30 arranged to Contact with the curved edges ofr said catch members.

It will therefore be seen that I provide a verygsimple'- and' efficient structure for the Copies of this patent may be obtained for purpose set forth, such as may be readily applied and such as may be detached from the burner as desired. lt will also be seen that the holder is so arranged as to securely hold thelanip chimney in position upon the burner and is so disposed Vas to autoinati-` cally engage the chimney upon application thereof to the burner.

Having'thus described my inventionwhat l claim and desi-re to secure by Letters Patent is Y 1. A device of the character described including a lamp burner provided with a base having' apertures formed` therein upon oppo-v site sides of the burner, a chimney holder detachably secured to the base, said holder including a substantially semi-circular body.

portion arranged beneath the base, said body portion providing spaced resilient arms, up-

standing. catchv members carried at the free extremity of said arms and arranged to project through the apertures formed in the base, outwardly facing shoulders formed on said catch; 'members,a lamp chimney formed with a base flange, and oppositely inclined shoulders arranged uporioppo'site sides of the interior face of the base flange ofthe.

chimney and disposed -to engagetheshoul-v ders of the catch members.V

2. A device `of the characterdescribed in-v cluding a lamp burner, a` chimney .holder carried by the burner, said holder being Vformed froina single piece of material bent topartially encircle the burner and-having upstanding catch members integrally formed at its ends, the said catch members being provided with inwardly extending horizontallyarranged shoulders, a chimney, and means icarriecl by the chimney and adapted to coact with the shoulders ofY said catch members to hold the chimney-in position upon the burner. 3. A device of the character described including a lamp burner, a chimney holder carried by the burner, said holder being` formed from a single length of materialV bent'to partially encircle the burner, radi ally disposed extensions formed on said holder adjacent the extremities thereof, up-

standing catch members carried at the outer JAMES HELAKE.A ii.. Sg] y Witnesses: Y

JOSEPH SENTEE, J AMES D. 13A-KES.

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